Doris Marguerite Salter, 98, of Mt. William passed away peacefully surrounded by family in the Palliative Care Unit of the Aberdeen Hospital on July, 30th, 2019.
Born in Thorburn, she was a daughter of the late John “Jack” and Margaret Ann (English) Brown.
Doris devoted her life to caring for others, especially her son John Howard. Doris loved to feed the racoons and squirrels who kept her entertained every day. Doris was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are nephews Wayne (Bernadette) Cooke, Trenton; Bill (Erma) Cooke, MacLellan’s Brook; and nieces Shirley (Jack) Wieler, Carleton Place, Ontario, Sharon (Tom) Dudka and Sheila (Edgil) Hayter, Linacy as well as many great nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband John James Salter, her son John Howard Salter and sister Nellie Cooke.
The family received visitors form 7-9 P.M. on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019 in the H. W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow. Funeral service was held on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 at 3 P.M. from the Union Presbyterian Church Thorburn with Mr. John Reeves officiating. Burial was in the Thorburn Cemetery.
Donations in memory of Doris be made to the Palliative Care Unit of the Aberdeen Hospital or to the VON.
The family would like to thank the nurses at the Aberdeen Hospital, plus the Palliative Care Unit for their exceptional care of Doris. We would also like to thank VON homecare staff, Doris looked forward to their visit each day. Thank you to Dr. Zibiri and Dr. Anne Kwasnik for their compassionate care.
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